Health and well-being 

Our Care Team provides a safe and confidential environment where students can express their concerns and work through problems. We aim to do this before small problems develop into tough issues. We help students address everyday challenges, such as academic stress, peer relationships and behavioural issues. We offer guidance and practical strategies to help students build resilience, improve their social skills and enhance their overall experience of growing towards adulthood. If every student feels heard and supported, they are empowered to succeed both academically and personally.

Our Care Team provides mental health and social skills workshops to help students learn about managing stress, building self-esteem and developing healthy relationships. These offer a safe and engaging space where young people can explore the healthy choices that will keep them safe as they grow. We use interactive activities, discussions and practical exercises to teach students valuable skills in reducing risk, communication, empathy, conflict resolution and self-responsibility.

The infirmary is accessible to day and boarding students throughout the school day. Our highly qualified and empathetic school nurse provides immediate medical care for injuries and illnesses, administers medication as necessary and determines when a doctor or hospital visit is the next step. The infirmary can carry out medical screenings as required for students in the years mandated by the Canton of Zug. 

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We can organise medical appointments with our local General Practitioner for our boarding students. The Care Team coordinates with parents, teachers and house parents to ensure ongoing care so that everyone is kept informed about all aspects of students' health and well-being. 

“KiVa is a research- and evidence-based anti-bullying program that has been developed in the University of Turku, Finland, with funding from the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. The strong effectiveness of KiVa has been proven scientifically through a large national randomized and controlled trial as well as several different studies. KiVa is being used around the world and it is the world’s most studied anti-bullying program.” – Quoted from the KiVa website.

Institut Montana Zugerberg is the first boarding school and the second school in Switzerland to provide the KiVa programme within our curriculum.

The KiVa anti-bullying programme is grounded in three core principles: prevention, intervention, and monitoring.

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